Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 3.07% to 68.4% in Bahamas in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Bahamas reached an all time high of 76.8% in 1999 and an all time low of 66.4% in 2020. When compared to Bahamas's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Cuba amounted to 54.2%, 62.2% in Dominican Republic, 64.7% in Haiti and 60.7% in USA in 2021.
Bahamas has been ranked 37th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | % | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.6% | 72.7% | 72.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 65.8% | 65.7% | 65.8% | 65.4% | 65.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 70.3% | 70.1% | 69.8% | 69.4% | 69.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | % | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.1% | 56.2% | 56.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | % | 62.0% | 62.5% | 62.4% | 63.8% | 65.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | % | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 65.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | % | 63.2% | 64.8% | 65.1% | 64.0% | 64.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 59.6% | 60.0% | 60.5% | 61.5% | 62.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 59.8% | 59.7% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 60.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | % | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% |
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